Legislative Branch 2

What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

• To make laws
• To enforce laws
• To interpret laws
• To be bossy

What are the 2 requirements to get elected to the Senate?

• 25 years old & citizen for 7 years
• 25 years old & citizen for 9 years
• 30 years old & citizen for 7 years
• 30 years old & citizen for 9 years

How many representatives do states get in the Senate?

• Based on population
• Every state gets 1 
• Every state gets 2
• Only some states get into the Senate

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

• Every state gets 2
• Based on population
• Every state gets 1
• Only certain states get into the House

This person signs a bill into a law.

• Speaker of the House
• Vice President
• President
• Pro Tempore of the Senate

How many members are in the Senate?

• 100
• 435
• 535
• 538

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

• 100
• 435
• 535
• 538

Name the 2 parts of Congress.

• President & Supreme Court
• House of Representatives & Senate
• Supreme Court & Senate
• House of Representatives & Supreme Court

Which of these are powers of Congress

• Raise & spend revenue,borrow money,print money,regulate trade,punish counterfeiting,decide rules for bankruptcy
• Declare war,create armed forces, rules for armed forces, protect from pirates
• Create post office, create Federal courts, create National capital, create copyrights/patents
• all of the above

Why must the Senate approve the President's Supreme Court Justice nominations?

• It allows part of the Legislative branch to check the power of the Executive branch
• So the Senate can filibuster the President's nomination
• It is required that all Executive decisions go through the Senate
• The Senate wants to feel involved in the government